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UPDATE: Issues resolved after UNF experiences network problems

UPDATE: Issues resolved after UNF experiences network problems

Cassidy Alexander Feb 16, 2017

UPDATE — 2/16/17 @ 5:20 The network problems were resolved before 5 p.m., according to an update from Sharon Ashton. The UNF webpage, myWings, Blackboard and Canvas are now running. UNF's campus...

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George Louissaint, Jr.

TIMELINE: The search for Louissaint

Cassidy Alexander Feb 16, 2017

UNF student George Louissaint, Jr. went missing early on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 12. According to police, friends and family, he just vanished. Disappeared. Friends who last saw him say Louissaint...

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The flyers being handed out to residents of The Flats and surrounding neighborhoods. Photo by Tiffany Salameh

Campus community reacts to search for missing student

Lili Weinstein Feb 15, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2hqmixB21o As UNFPD and JSO near the end of the fourth day of investigation into the case of missing UNF student George Louissaint, Jr., students noticed increased police...

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Joseph Jenkins. Photo courtesy of JSO

Bond set at over $70,000 for man accused of exposing himself

Ronnie Rodgers Feb 15, 2017

The man accused of masturbating while asking two female students for directions earlier in January was in court Valentine's day morning. Joseph Jenkins, or “Scorpio Joe” as he’s also known, is...

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Photo by Audrey Carpenter

Jacksonville City Council expands protections for the LGBT community

Audrey Carpenter Feb 15, 2017

After a nearly five year battle, the LGBTQ community made huge gains Tuesday, Feb. 14 when the Jacksonville City Council voted to expand the Human Rights Ordinance. The new HRO adds sexual orientation,...

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The flyers being handed out to residents of The Flats and surrounding neighborhoods. Photo by Tiffany Salameh

Police asking for surveillance video, visible search in its final stages

Tiffany Salameh Feb 15, 2017

https://youtu.be/ovDbS3n-FFw UPDATE 2/15/17 @ 12:42 p.m. The search was called off due to inclimate weather shortly after noon today. The search will continue tomorrow. On Wednesday, the extensive...

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EXCLUSIVE: Delaney talks missing students, and what comes next as search continues

EXCLUSIVE: Delaney talks missing students, and what comes next as search continues

Cassidy Alexander Feb 15, 2017

As police continue looking for missing student George Lousissaint, Jr., Spinnaker spoke with UNF President John Delaney about the search, the family, and the support from the campus community. Though...

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An officer entered the woods on Tuesday to search for Louissaint. Photo by Pierce Turner

‘Needle in a haystack’: Search for missing UNF student comes up short on third day

Cassidy Alexander and Nick Blank Feb 14, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig9EjeyvVJg Video by Brooks Baptiste UNFPD and JSO canvassed 13 square miles of woods surrounding The Flats Tuesday for more than eight hours in the search for missing...

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Officers searching forested area for missing UNF student

Officers searching forested area for missing UNF student

Pierce Turner Feb 14, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2tiZbZbRc0 100 to 150 JSO and UNFPD officers are still scanning the forests in groups of 10 searching for any signs of missing UNF student George Louissaint. Dive teams,...

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Police search dumpster for missing UNF student; family and friends speak out

Police search dumpster for missing UNF student; family and friends speak out

Pierce Turner Feb 13, 2017

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7Y7g5GkTA UNFPD searched the dumpsters along the Flats apartments buildings wearing hazmat suits Monday afternoon as officers continued looking for missing UNF...

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Photo by Lili Weinstein

UNF’s English Hall renamed in honor of founding faculty member

Tristan Reyes Feb 13, 2017

At the 1972 Emeriti and Friends luncheon on Feb. 7, Building 8, formerly the English Hall, was dedicated as the Roy Lassiter Hall in honor of founding faculty member Roy Lassiter Jr. In 1970, Lassiter...

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George Louissaint, Jr.

Police searching for missing UNF student

Cassidy Alexander Feb 12, 2017

Police are searching for missing 20-year-old UNF student George Louissaint Jr., according to a campus alert sent out Feb. 12 just before noon. Louissaint was last seen around 2 a.m. Feb. 12 at the...

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